The Commerce Commission the Grocery Study, and Local Monopolies
As I've continued looking at the complex issues around the grocery market, I've come to realise the extent to which local...
Tex Edwards Takes on the Supermarkets
It was only a matter of time before the force behind budding new supermarket chain Northelia was outed as 2degrees founder Tex Edwards....
Market Dominance, Ethics and the Meaning of Life
This was published in the Herald today. For those without a Premium subscription, I've copied the original text below.. MARKET DOMINANCE,...
Flashback to my Grocery Manufacturers Association Days
My unexpected incursion back into grocery distribution policy has had me reflecting on my time as Executive Director of the then Grocery...
Supermarkets - Back Full Circle
I never imagined that at this stage of life I'd be back taking a professional interest in the grocery industry, but fate can be strange....
The Telecommunications Forum Needs Modernising
Telecommunications reform has been one of New Zealand’s great success stories of the past twenty years. The new century began with the...
Supermarkets and Telcos Compared
I stuck my head above the parapet yesterday and wrote this piece for the Stuff Web site. I hope it gives encouragement to those in the...
"The WISPs of New Zealand" - my first video production
I've posted my first video - "The WISPs of New Zealand" - on Youtube. It features some of the 30 WISP businesses I work with in WISPA,...
Data Cap Removal a Mis-Timed PR Stunt
I never thought I’d be criticising a telecommunications company for reducing its prices, but Spark’s and others’ decision to lead the...
NZ Smashes TUANZ Broadband Goal
A great night tonight for the second time in a week. Crown Infrastructure Partners invited me to a fun party to celebrate completion of...
